So I somehow stumbled accros this in my wanderings at Amherst. It's an awesome example of a multi-use road for bikes/skis/walkers/anything except a car. Went straight out of town into some conservation wetland- it seems a lot of the Conneticut, Massachussets area is swamp. Managed to see some wildlife and then had a conversation with two lovely older ladies who informed me that I was going the wrong way, and then proceeded to walk that way themselves. I took their word for it though, and ran back the way I had come, by this stage the water was turning to ice and I couldn't feel my nose, so the central heating back in the hostel was appealing.
Imagine if we could all just get around using trails like this- commute to work through beautiful land every day. There seems to be quite a few old railway paths like this one around- in New Haven we have our own converted canal, 84 miles long which takes to you to Northampton, MA (right by Amherst!)
The Farmington Canal Trail
- would be fun to do the whole length in summer sometime
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| It has it's own numbered exits!!! |
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| And street signs!! |
Imagine if we could all just get around using trails like this- commute to work through beautiful land every day. There seems to be quite a few old railway paths like this one around- in New Haven we have our own converted canal, 84 miles long which takes to you to Northampton, MA (right by Amherst!)
The Farmington Canal Trail
- would be fun to do the whole length in summer sometime
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